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Connor Bross, a junior at Palmyra was named to the 2021 Clarence Cannon Conference All Conference Cross Country team.

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls and boys wrestling teams are hoping continue boosting their growing presence at the state tournament again this season. The Panthers had their best showing at state last year with four athletes coming home with medals, and three of them are coming back to try for more. “We pretty much…

The PHS girls basketball team received the second seed in the 97th annual Monroe City Tournament, Dec. 6-11, while the boys were seeded fourth. The Lady Panthers will open tournament play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, against seventh-seeded Paris, and the boys will play at 6 p.m. Tuesday, against fifth-seeded South Shelby. A win…

The Missouri State High School Activities Association has released district assignments for high school basketball. In boys and girls basketball, Palmyra was assigned to Class 3 District 6 along with Clark County, Highland, Mark Twain, Monroe City and South Shelby. The host site of the district tournament has yet to be determined.

by Mark Cheffey This year’s Palmyra Panther basketball team has a new person at the helm, and he’s excited about the opportunity to be a part of Palmyra’s strong hoops tradition. Brian Rea comes to Palmyra from Peyson-Seymour, Ill., where, over 12 seasons, he guided the team to 256 wins, nine conference championships, four regional…

by Mark Cheffey Last year’s Lady Panther varsity basketball went through some ups and downs but this year’s quad is hoping to build from the experience this season. “It was definitely a roller coaster,” said Coach Alex Brandenburg, who, during his first year with the team, had to deal with COVID-19 as well as key…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS Panther football season ended quietly with a 34-7 loss at home to Macon in the district semifinals. Palmyra could not muster a consistent offense and had little answer for the potent passing game put up by the Tigers who move on to a Class 2, District 7 title game at…

Lady Mustang, Delaney Straus, earned an 11-place medal in her final state cross country competition. Straus, who went to state all four years, came in with a time of 21:07.8 on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. Riley Bryan of Smithton took the individual championship with a time of 18:27.6 Also competing at…

The Macon Tigers will be Palmyra’s opponent in the Class 2, District 7 semifinals this Friday at 7 p.m. in Palmyra. Macon (6-4) advanced from the quarterfinals with a 42-6 win at home over Clark County Friday. It will be a rematch after the Panthers (4-5) earned a decisive 40-21 win at Macon in Week…

Eight Panthers were named to the 2021 Clarence Cannon Conference All-Conference Football Team. Seniors Landyn Smith, Brayden Madden, Luke Triplett and Noah Getz all made the first team as voted on the by the league’s coaches, while senior, Alex Wilson and juniors, Collin Arch and Jose Juarez earned second team honors and senior Christian Johnson…